Calcutta/Hyderabad: Dr MV Sridhar, who recently resigned as BCCI's general manager (cricket operations), passed away at his Hyderabad residence on Monday afternoon following a massive cardiac arrest.

He was 51 and is survived by wife, daughter and son.

The former Hyderabad captain was in charge of BCCI's cricket operations till last month.

A doctor, Sridhar was also the secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association and it is this stint which was controversial with allegations of his involvement with multiple clubs. There were conflict of interest allegations levelled against him. This was assumed to be the main reason for his resignation from the GM (cricket operations) post.

A prolific right-hand batsman, Sridhar had 21 first-class centuries in a career that stretched between 1988-89 and 1999-2000. Sridhar was one of three Hyderabad batsmen to record a first-class triple-century, VVS Laxman and Abdul Azeem being the others. His knock of 366 against Andhra in 1994 is the third-highest individual score in Ranji Trophy, behind Bhausaheb Nimbalkar's 443 not out and Sanjay Manjrekar's 377.

It has been learnt that Sridhar was getting ready to have lunch when he succumbed to a massive heart attack.

With Mohammed Azharuddin busy on national duty for most of the 1990s, it was Sridhar and Abdul Azeem who shouldered the burden of Hyderabad batting during that phase. Sridhar played 97 first-class matches for Hyderabad and South Zone, scoring 6701 runs at a healthy average of 48.91.

His role as an administrative manager in Australia during the infamous Monkey-gate incident involving Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds was laudable.

"Deeply Shocked to hear about the passing away of Dr MV Sridhar , an elder brother to me who taught me the art of batting long... The entire cricketing fraternity will miss Doc . My heartfelt condolences to his family. May his soul Rest in peace<>," tweeted Laxman.